Zulu Tongue Twisters
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| Original: | Zaka zulu buka baju nampak bulu. |
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| English: | The guy opens the shirt (so that you) can see hair. |
| Original: | Amaxoxo ayaxokozela exoxa ngoxamu exhibeni. |
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| English: | The frogs are talking loudly about the monitor lizard. |
| Original: | Ingqeqebulane yaqaqela uqhoqhoqho, uqhoqhoqho waqaqela iqaqa, iqaqa laqalaza. |
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| English: | The expert talker loosened up for the trachea, the trachea loosened up for the polecat, and the zorilla (polecat) looked around in amazement. |
| Original: | UShabalala washabalala neshumi losheleni emshinini kashukela eshashalazini laseShowe. |
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| English: | Mr. Shabalala disappeared with one Rand at the sugar factory in the valley of eShowe. |
| Original: | UCele ucambalele ocansini ucabanga ngecebo lokuciba ucilo ngomcibisholo. |
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| English: | Mr. Cele is lying on a (grass) mat thinking about a plan to hurl a spear at a lark. |
| Original: | Isilinganiso sesintu sesifana nesifanayo |
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| English: | Differences among people are like differences among fingers |
| Original: | Ukulala kwethu kwelanga likaJama |
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| English: | Our sleep during the day is like that of a Jama |
| Original: | Izinhlelo zokulala zamagugu ezihlukahlukene |
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| English: | Different bed arrangements for different clans |
| Original: | Uthando lwethu lwenqaba njalo |
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| English: | Our love never fades |
| Original: | Izintaba zihle zigcwale iqhwa |
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| English: | Beautiful hills nurture the oxen |